September 2007 in Sports - 3 September 2007 (Monday)

3 September 2007 (Monday)

  • American football
    • NCAA Division I FBS AP Top 25:
      • Clemson 24, (19) Florida State 18
  • Major League Baseball:
    • The New York Mets' Pedro Martínez becomes the 15th pitcher to reach 3000 career strikeouts, reaching the mark by striking out Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aaron Harang in the second inning of the Mets' 10–4 win in Cincinnati. In his first major-league appearance since rotator cuff surgery immediately after the 2006 season, Martínez goes five innings and picks up the win. (AP via ESPN.com)
  • Basketball:
    • EuroBasket 2007 in Spain
      • Group A: Russia 73–65 Serbia
      • Group A: Greece 76–66 Israel
      • Group B: Latvia 85–77 Croatia
      • Group B: Spain 82–56 Portugal
      • Group C: Germany 83–78 Czech Republic (OT)
      • Group C: Lithuania 86–69 Turkey
      • Group D: France 74–66 Poland
      • Group D: Slovenia 69–68 Italy

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